“End-to-end encrypted email, hosted in Germany, with 10 GB free forever and no ads, scanning, or AI ever.”
Is this another provider that seemingly promises a good private email alternative before enshittifying down the line a la Proton, or is this legit like Mailbox or Tuta?
I’ve never heard of them before, but they look like they’re trying to beat Proton at their own game (including by providing a bring-your-own-domain option for free in order to seduce current Proton customers).
On the other hand, people have claimed Aster is “vibe coded to hell” after another random competitor pointed out a bunch of issues that seem to have been caught from a Claude Code audit, so maybe this isn’t the most serious product when the people behind it don’t really seem to know what they’re doing (like creating and then apparently immediately deleting keys?!)
Edit: from the same thread, their CMO allegedly sells Roblox exploits. This isn’t the kind of background that causes me to put faith in a company, that’s for sure.
sigh Add it to the pile.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I was ready to assume the entire post was BS too.
Until I saw the AsterMail team reply and verify they were correct.
I’m not arguing it’s bullshit, I’m saying there’s a very specific way vulnerabilities are supposed to be disclosed to protect the public and someone who would be VERY familiar with the practice failed to do so
Ah, understood. Thanks for clarifying (I was worried I hadn’t been specific enough myself, since the thread is long)